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Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited The Young Women’s Leadership School East Harlem, New York. During the visit, Her Majesty met with some of the students and staff, they discussed the importance of what education plays in daily life and how it can improve children’s lives. Accompanying Her Majesty was UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. Her Majesty served as UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for Children since 2007 … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Ann Veneman, Education, Official Visit, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, UNICEF, United States of America | Leave a commentAbdullah & Rania visit Syria
Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania visited Syria on an invitation from Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma Assad. King Abdullah and President Bashar held a meeting where they discussed bilateral relations and regional and international issues. Syrian president and his wife held an iftar banquet in honor of their majesties. The royals took their two youngest children Princess Salma and Prince Hashem on the short visit … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Bilateral Relations, Official Visit, President al-Assad of Syria, Prince Hashim bin Hussein of Jordan, Princess Salma bint Abdullah of Jordan, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, Syria | Leave a commentQueen Rania’s Loyalty to Elie Saab Fashion
Since Queen Rania became Queen of Jordan in 1999, she has been seen in many dresses by the international Lebenese designer Elie Saab, who has dressed royalty and celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Haly Berry. Queen Rania has worn varioues dresses, mostly which come down the Haute Couture runway, and recently seen in his Ready-to-Wear line. Dresses have been worn on state visits, official and private events, as well … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Fashion, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan | 1 CommentJordan’s King & Queen hosts iftar banquet for government officials
Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania Abdullah of Jordan hosted an iftar banquet for government senior officials and diplomatic missions, and their wives, in Amman at the King Al Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center at the Dead Sea. The event was also attended by a few students. King Abdullah preformed Maghrib prayer with the guests.
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, Ramadan | Leave a commentKing Abdullah meets Maktoob Founders
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan met with the founders of Maktoob.com, Samih Toukan and Hussam Khoury on Wednesday. The King congratulated them on their recent sale of their company to US Internet giant Yahoo!. During the meeting, King Abdullah expressed his happines and pride in the two men’s accomplishment, which King Abdullah said reflects on the development of the IT sector in Jordan, he also conferred the Al Hussein … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Internet, Technology | Leave a commentUAE President meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks on Monday evening with King of Jordan His Majesty Abdullah II in Abu Dhabi. King Abdullah and his entourage were welcomed by Sheikh Khalifa. The two leaders discussed relations between the two countries and ways to bolster them in different fields in the best interest of the two countries, they also exchanged views on current worldwide situations. After the … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan, United Arab Emirates | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Bilateral Relations, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Leave a commentRania launches Hal Hilalak Tent for disadvantaged children
On Monday, Her Majesty Queen Rania launched this year’s Hal Hilalak tent in Irbid to provide activities for disadvantaged children across the Kingdom during the holy month of Ramadan. During the visit to Irbid, Queen Rania toured the King Hussein Charity Society and inspected a few new facilities at the society which provides services to to orphaned girls aged between 12 and 18. The Hal Hilalak tent features clowns, magicians … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Children, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan | Leave a commentRania on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List
Her Majesty Queen Rania has made Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list, ranking at number 75 and number one from the Middle East. The list is not about celebrity or popularity but about influence one makes, Forbes said in assembling the list it “looked for women who run countries, big companies or influential nonprofits”. Forbes noted that Queen Rania for example is “perhaps the most listened-to woman in the Middle … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Forbes Listings, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan | 3 CommentsRania Helps in launching Education for All Campaign
Queen Rania of Jordan helped launch the 1GOAL: Education for All campaign, along with football’s world governing body FIFA and footballers from across the globe, on Thursday. The campaign will try to ensure all children receive an education, the 1GOAL: Education for All is linked to next year’s World Cup in South Africa. 1GOAL has one purpose and that is to ensure that 75 million children out of school in … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged 1GOAL, Education, England, Football, Patronage, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, Sport | 1 CommentJordan Royal Family’s Summer Holiday
King Abdullah of Jordan, Queen Rania and their four children have been enjoying Italy and the South of France according to Rania’s twitter enteries and pictures. Queen Rania was spotted shopping and walking around Porto Cervo, Sardenia. Speaking about Italy, Queen Rania said on her twitter page “In Italy…gosh I hadn’t realized how much I’d missed it!” After Sardenia, the royal family went to the South of France. Queen Rania … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Celebrities, France, Italy, President Sarkozy of France, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, Vacation | 1 CommentThese days in History – August 11-14
Many interesting historical events happened on August 11 – 14: legendary battles, death of the most famous woman in history, first and last days for a number of Monarchs… If you want to learn what important things happened in (royal) History on these August days, read on. August 11, 2492 BC – The defeat of Bel by Hayk and founding of the Armenian nation The legend of Hayk, as … Continue reading
Posted in Austria-Hungary, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Historical Royals, Jordan, Russia | Tagged Alexei I of Russia, Armenia, Birth, Christian III of Denmark and Norway, Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Death, Francis II Holy Roman Emperor, King Hussein of Jordan, Louis XVI of France, Pope Pius II, Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Yongle Emperor | Leave a commentPrincess Haya continues European Tour for Children’s Hospital
The wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein has visited Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and Evelina Children’s Hospital at Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which are two children’s hospitals in London. Princess Haya’s visit comes as part of a tour to visit children’s hospitals across … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan, United Arab Emirates | Tagged Children, Emirate of Dubai, England, Health, Hospital, Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan | Leave a commentRoyals among the world’s 50 most influential Arabs
Selecting the most influential people in the Middle East wasn’t easy, but so to were people from around the world approached and asked to name five people and explain in a couple of sentences why they chose them. The list isn’t about the rich or powerful, but about who has an influence. Making the list were Queen Rania of Jordan, who campaigns for children’s and women’s rights around the world; … Continue reading
Posted in Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, United Arab Emirates | Tagged Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain, Emirate of Dubai, Lalla Salma of Morocco, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Thani | Leave a commentQueen Rania appointed Honorary Global Chair for the UNGEI
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan has been appointed as Honorary Global Chair for The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI). Queen Rania will continue to advocate on behalf of the girls who are denied an education. The appointment comes after Queen Rania’s work and efforts in promoting access, quality, and innovation in education both in Jordan and across the globe in places such as Argentina, Brazil, China, India, … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Education, Patronage, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, United Nations, Women's Rights | Leave a commentAbdullah participates in an Economic Conference in the US
King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah are in the United States on a few day visit. On Friday, King Abdullah participated in an economic conference held in US state of Idaho, which was attended by Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah. At the conference, King Abdullah talked about the need a two-state solution to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the need to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. “This … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Conference, Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, United States of America, Working Visit | Leave a commentNew Crown Prince Named for Jordan
Jordan’s King Abdullah II issued a decree on Thursday naming his eldest son, Hussein, 15 years old, as crown prince. In a palace statement that was released yesterday said “immediately assume the title and privileges of his post”. The post of heir apparent has been un-named since 2004 when King Abdullah removed the crown prince title from his half brother, Hamzeh. King Abdullah became King in 1999. Queen Rania is … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, Succession, Titles | 1 CommentAbdullah and President of Turkmenistan hold talks
His Majesty King Abdullah II and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov held talks in Amman, which continued over a lunch banquet which was held by His Majesty in honour of the Turkmenistan president and his accompanying delegation. King Abdullah and the Turkmenistan President discussed cooperation in the fields of education, culture, health, trade and investment. They also talked about efforts on how to achieve permanent and comprehensive peace in the Middle … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Bilateral Relations, Official Visit, President Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan | 1 CommentKing & Queen honour Ahel Al Himmeh winners
King Abdullah and Queen Rania honoured the 10 Ahel Al Himmeh winners in a ceremony at the Roman Amphitheatre in Amman Sunday evening. Queen Rania launched the Queen Rania award in March for for Community Champion which was to to celebrate the 10th anniversary of King Abdullah’s accession to the Throne. The initiative had received about 45,000 nominations from across the country. The committee then choose 30 finalists one. On … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan | Tagged Abdullah II of Jordan, Awards, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan | Leave a commentHaya’s Fashion at Ascot 2009
HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan attended the annual Royal Ascot Race along with her husband and goldolphin owner Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai Ruler. Princess Haya and her husband have been seen at the race course for the past few years. Princess Haya attended all five days in different outfits and large fashionable hats. Day one Princess Haya wore a sky blue trench coat over a … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan, United Arab Emirates | Tagged Emirate of Dubai, Fashion, Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, Royal Ascot | 2 CommentsHaya calls on supporters to help UN
HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, has called in a televised message to the public to give donations to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The call comes to help hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan who live in shelters who have escaped from conflicts between Government forces and militants in the North West Frontier Province. “Millions have been forced … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan, United Arab Emirates | Tagged Emirate of Dubai, Patronage, Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, Refugees, United Nations | Leave a comment